Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 98

Good morning - It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of this post to enter your card. The links will close on Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time), and I'll randomly select one card to feature on my blog on Saturday. So, as long as your card is linked by 10 PM Friday, your card will be in the drawing. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC98 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

In my last post I had mentioned my daughter was out in the front yard playing in shorts and a light jacket - well, not so much as I'm typing this - it's a balmy 9 degrees F with fluffy snow everywhere.  All is right with the world again.

I'm so glad to be back stamping again - it was nice to have a little break, but I started to miss all the ink and paper cuts, lol!  I thought I'd go for a quick and simple card this week - yeah, right.  I bought these Marjolaine Woolies, from Basic Grey, and knew I wanted to use the tree for this sketch and I got the little owl punch for Christmas from a fabulous stamping friend, so he definitely needed to make it into the card.  That's easy - paper, felt stickers, owl.  DONE!  Nope.  This thing took me more than 4 hours to make because I kept fussing with it.

Rhinestones in the tree, rhinestones on the owl, rhinestones on the scallops, buttons in the corner, bow easy bow, sponging on the edges... and then when I was all finished, I had the brilliant idea to add the Thanks sentiment and totally screwed it up - dammmmmmit!!  After a little surgery and patch job, I finished and I have to say, I love it much more than I did before the surgery, so chalk one up to a happy little accident. 

The Sweet Sunday Stampers have amazing sketch samples to show you today, so stop on by to see:

• Jennifer Tapler
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kale'
• Vicki Burdick

Thanks for taking on the challenge this week! 
Karen

recipe -

stamps: make the grade (taylored expressions)

paper: kraft, not quite navy, chocolate chip (stampin' up!), marjolaine (basic grey)

ink: dark brown fluid chalk ink (colorbox), memento rich cocoa

accessories: marjolaine woolies, designer buttons (stampin' up!), 2-step owl punch (stampin' up!), tiny twinkles (taylored expressions), chocolate stitched ribbon (taylored expressions), die-namics open scallop border (my favorite things), bow easy, embroidery thread

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 91

Good morning - It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of this post to enter your card. The links will close on Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time), and I'll randomly select one card to feature on my blog on Saturday. So, as long as your card is linked by 10 PM Friday, your card will be in the drawing. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC91 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

Hey look!  Its Trendy Trees and a SU Only card!  I haven't used a Stampin' Up! stamp in what seems like ages - this is one of my favorite sets and I love to mix up the leaf colors with this topper stamp.  The tree trunks are stamped in Chocolate Chip and the leaves are stamped in Pumpkin Pie and then I colored some of the leaves again with an Old Olive marker.  I cut the image out with the small oval Nestabilities die and then sponged the edges of both the white and So Saffron cardstock with Pumpkin Pie ink.  Add a few buttons and some satin ribbon and we're good to go!

The Sweet Sunday Stampers have amazing sketch samples to show you today, so stop on by to see:

• Jennifer Tapler has the week off, but I'm sure she'd love for you to visit.
• Joanne Basile
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kale'
• Vicki Burdick

Thanks for taking on the challenge this week! 
Karen

Pardon my dust while I update my blog style - it's gonna be a little mismatched for a bit :)

recipe -

stamps: trendy trees (stampin' up!)

paper: certainly celery, so saffron (su), choice snow white (taylored expressions), sweet pea (su)

ink: chocolate chip, pumpkin pie, old olive

accessories: brights/regals buttons (su), old olive satin ribbon (su), small oval/large scallop oval nestabilities (spellbinders)

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge 53

Looking for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch?  Hop on over to this post.

Hello!  I'm back with a super fun Cupcake Inspiration Challenge from Hope Stamps Eternal.  Look at these fun and adorable colors!! I started off by using Clean & Simple's FTL84 and then grabbed some of this super cute Estate Sale paper from Bella Blvd - I just love the patterns and colors in this paper.  I would have put it all on this card if I could, haha!  I stamped the little Blooming Button Bits flower with Night of Navy ink and added a little pink Sherbet button in the center.  For a little pop, I added a little scallop border on the edge of the image panel too.

Are you all for saving some $$?  All Imaginisce and Bella Blvd paper is on sale for 25% off through April 10th!! 

Join in on the fun this week and link up your cupcake inspiration project at the Hope Stamps Eternal blog.  The other Sweeties have more amazing inspiration for you as well - stop over and see:

• Colleen
• Kelli
• Kristen
• Michelle
• Piali
• Teresa
• and of course Rachel

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: blooming button bits (papertrey ink), short & sweet (stampin' up!)

ink: night of navy

paper: regal rose, night of navy, whisper white cardstock, estate sale (bella blvd)

accessories: sherbet buttons (stampin' up!), embossed scallop punch, dimensionals

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 61

Good morning - It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the end of my post to enter your card. On Thursday at 10 PM (Mountain Time), I'll randomly select one card to feature on my blog. So, as long as your card is linked by 10 PM Thursday, your card will be in the drawing. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC61 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

We have a very exciting announcement for you today - the very amazingly talented Joanne Basile is joining our Sweet Sketch team for the rest of March!  I can't even tell you how thrilled I am to have her here!!

I have to admit, this is my favorite sketch so far.  I think it's all the different shaped elements that make it so fun!!  Today, I had a moment of genius - hey, it happens sometimes...  I wanted to add a little something to the top of the cupcake and since I was already using Sweet Pea paper, adding a little Sweet Pea flower seemed like a natural step - but the leaves were SO big, so I used a little branch from the Sizzlits Little Leaves die cut.  NICE!  I love how it looks.  Now only if my real cupcakes would turn out so cute, LOL!  The card base size is 4.25" square and so with the flag element, I can still use a regular A2 sized envelope.  Love that.

The Sweet Sunday Stampers also have amazing samples to show you today, so don't forget to stop on by to see:

• Jennifer Tapler
• Joanne Basile - our special guest for March
• Karen Motz
• Laura Frederickson
• Lynn Put
• Nancy Riley {she's off this week, but she'd love for you to visit}
• Sarah-Jane Kale'
• Vicki Burdick 

Thanks for taking on the challenge this week!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: cupcake collection (papertrey ink)

paper: pretty in pink, rose red, old olive, whisper white cardstock, sweet pea dsp (all stampin' up!)

ink: chocolate chip, rose red (stampin' up!)

accessories: sweet pea felt flowers (su), sizzlits little leave die (su), nestabilities (spellbinders), dimensional tape

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 57

Good morning - It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the Mr. Linky box down at the end of my post to enter your card. On Thursday at 10 PM (Mountain Time), I'll randomly select one card to feature on my blog. So, as long as your card is linked in the Mr. Linky box by 10 PM Thursday, your card will be in the drawing. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC57 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

I can hear you all groaning out there - yes, this one is a bit of a challenge, but it's all part of the fun of it, right?  I think I am very close to getting voted off the island by the design team, LOL!  Out of a great challenge comes amazing creativity!   Now, I'm not saying my card is full of amazing creativity - LOL!  I almost cheated by just cutting out a 5" x 3.75" sheet of this striped paper, but instead I cut each little pattern out to make them all the same size.  You should know that I was singing circus music as I edited this little number; maybe because of the bow-tie and giant polka dots?  haha!  Since this will obviously be a little kid's card, I think it looks cute with all the polka dots and bright colors.  The set is It's a Party, one of the very first sets I ever bought 6 years ago - wow!

The Sweet Sunday Stampers have samples to show you today, so don't forget to stop on by to see:

• Jennifer Tapler
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Lynn Put
• Nancy Riley
• Sarah-Jane Kale'
• Vicki Burdick

Have fun!

Karen

EDITED:  OK, looks like Mr. Linky is getting greedy and wanting me to pay for a subscription.  If you haven't entered yet, please leave your link in the comments.   If you have already entered your card, I can still see your links in my Mr. Linky account, so never fear, you're still in the running for Random.org.  So sorry everyone.  I was told  of a new website that is like Mr. Linky, but free, so I'll be using Inlinkz next week.  

recipe -

stamps: it's a party

paper: bashful blue, brilliant blue, whisper white cardstock, jersey shore dsp

ink: pumpkin pie, brilliant blue, bashful blue, basic black

accessories: jumbo brads, 1" bashful blue grosgrain ribbon, nestabilities, dimensionals

 

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 56

 

Good morning - It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the Mr. Linky box down at the end of my post to enter your card. On Thursday at 10 PM (Mountain Time), I'll randomly select one card to feature on my blog. So, as long as your card is linked in the Mr. Linky box by 10 PM Thursday, your card will be in the drawing. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC56 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

Did you see the opening ceremonies of the Olympics?  I am in awe of the beauty of  British Columbia - the contrast of the green grasses against the blue sky, the crisp mountain peaks towering over the coastline, and the marvelous city skyline of Vancouver - WOW!  The blues and greens of spring are what inspired this card today - I have this little stamp that has never seen the light of ink in its entire existence, so I thought I'd give it a little love.

The image is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics and I sponged blue and green ink around the edges of the circle for grass and sky.  The flower centers have a little Diamond Glaze on them to give a little pop.

The Sweet Sunday Stampers have samples to show you today, so don't forget to stop on by to see:

• Jennifer Tapler
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Lynn Put
• Nancy Riley
• Sarah-Jane Kale'
• Vicki Burdick

Have fun!

Karen

recipe -

stamps: a flower for all seasons

paper: bashful blue, old olive, not quite navy, whisper white cardstock, mulberry dsp

ink: memento tuxedo black

accessories: olive dotted grosgrain ribbon, copic markers, dimensionals

Spring Blossom Mojo

Nothing brings back my mojo like a fun sketch and a favorite stamp set, and not to mention fun new paper!  The sketch is Julee's MOJO125 and I instantly fell in love with it - the rounded edge is so unique and I loved the ribbon element.  I used my favorite tree from Trendy Trees as well as some super fab paper, Sweet Pea and I just got my satin ribbon share in the mail from Nancy, so I had to use that too, yay!!!  I stamped the tree top in Pretty In Pink ink and then used Rose Red and Taken With Teal Stampin' Write markers to accent other little leaves to give it the illusion the tree is blooming.  Soooo ready for spring, it's not even funny!

That's it for now - thanks for stopping by.
Karen

recipe -

stamps: trendy trees

paper: pretty in pink, taken with teal, whisper white cardstock, sweet pea dsp

ink: memento rich cocoa, pretty in pink, taken with teal, rose red

accessories: nestabilities, pretty in pink satin ribbon, sherbet designer buttons, thread, dimensionals

happy life

I'm a huge fan of letting the embellishments do all the work on a card and I am loving how these little flowers from Martha Stewart do just that! Stickers, punches, rhinestones, ribbon and a very happy sentiment.  LOVE it!!

Be back soon!
Karen


recipe:
stamps: Happy Everything
paper: Cameo Coral, Very Vanilla, Kraft card stock
ink: Cameo Coral, Memento Rich Cocoa
accessories: Martha Stewart Crafts flower stickers, butterfly punch (Martha Stewart Crafts), Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (Taylored Expressions), Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Latte designer buttons, ecru embroidery floss

love birds

Just popping in for a quick post today - I'm frantically trying to get everything in order before I leave for Anaheim TOMORROW!  I can't believe CHA is finally {almost} here!!  While I'm gone I'll have plenty for you to see here at the old blog-oh.  This beauty is from the September Fan Club gallery - I love how this one turned out - the little love birds are just too cute for words!  I am really digging this color combo too - very fresh and springy.  

See you back soon!

Karen

recipe -

stamps: branching out (taylored expressions)

paper: so saffron, bashful blue, whisper white cardstock; darling dots (?) dsp

ink: memento rich cocoa & tuxedo black

accessories: copic markers, so saffron 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, 5/16" neutrals brads, scallop edge punch, blossom & circle nestabilities (spellbinders), dimensionals